Dedicated to performing a wide range of solo and chamber repertoire, Jeong-Eun Lee is Assistant Professor of Music in Collaborative Piano at Louisiana State University. Prior to joining LSU, Lee taught at the University of Texas at San Antonio as Assistant Professor of Instruction and at Indiana University as a Visiting Professor and Postdoctoral Scholar. She has also held collaborative piano positions at the State University of New York at Geneseo and Riverside City College in California. A devoted chamber musician, Lee is the founding pianist of Trio Zenia with violinist Jacob Schafer and cellist Patricia Ryan. She was the pianist of San Francisco-based Trio 507, which was recognized at the Coleman National Chamber Music Competition. Lee is a passionate advocate of duo piano repertoire and continues to present an extensive range of programs across the United States. Committed to performing the music of today, Lee has collaborated with Loop38 and performed in SOLI Chamber Ensemble’s 30x30x30 Project.

Since her orchestral debut with the Skagit Valley Symphony, Lee has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across the United States including the Seattle Symphony, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, and the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra. Music festival and workshop appearances include Bowdoin International Music Festival, Collabfest in Denton, TX, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, National Flute Association, and Songfest in Los Angeles, CA. In 2024, she was one of the invited artists for the SongStudio at Carnegie Hall, directed by Renée Fleming. In the summer, Lee serves as a collaborative pianist and performance coach at the Aspen Music Festival and School.

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Lee received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music, and the Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, from the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Jean Barr and Nelita True. As a student of Yoshikazu Nagai, she received the Master of Music degree from San Francisco Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance.